NEW YORK -- Wearing a red sleeveless top, Taylor Swift glided across the equally red carpet, and waved to fans. Just several feet away, a smartphone captured the moment on Snapchat.
"Hey, Taylor," Dasha Battelle, a Snapchat storyteller at Mashable, said to Swift, while holding the record button on her phone Monday at The Giver premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre.
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That's how a Snapchat story is born at a red carpet premiere -- with candid, quick moments like Swift's spliced together for the viewing pleasure of our followers, plus captions, art and emoticons for additional context and amusement.
The red-carpet tango between celebrities and journalists is not new, but the tools to capture and share every moment at these fast-paced events are.
You can relive our Snapchat story in the video, above. After all, it features Meryl Streep.
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The Giver's Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift and more were among the cast and filmmakers who attended the premiere.
Ms. @taylorswift13 blows kisses to her fans at the #TheGiver red carpet premiere. She really loves her #Swifties! pic.twitter.com/TQntZ9FOUP— Brian A. Hernandez (@BAHjournalist) August 12, 2014
Meryl Streep arrives at The Giver premiere #throughglass pic.twitter.com/nrNWWezhsA— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) August 11, 2014
And there goes Katie Holmes. #TheGiver https://t.co/BoScyzvnIb— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) August 11, 2014
Busy red carpet, but no questions about Robin Williams allowed. People are simply too shocked. #thegiver http://t.co/QOQoz2Ols2— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) August 12, 2014
At "The Giver" premiere. To start, touching words from Jeff Bridges and Harvey Weinstein on tragic passing of #RobinWilliams— Sam Murphy Kelly (@HeySamantha) August 12, 2014
Jeff Bridges on Robin Williams' death at #TheGiver premiere: "I can feel Robin coming in now, saying 'Get on with it. Get on with the show'"— Brian A. Hernandez (@BAHjournalist) August 12, 2014